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George Harrison discography
Studio albums12
Live albums2
Compilation albums4
Video albums2
Singles35
Box sets4

The discography of English singer-songwriter and ex-BeatleGeorge Harrison consists of twelve studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, thirty-five singles, two video albums and four box sets (one of which is with Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar). Harrison's first solo releases – the Wonderwall Music film soundtrack (1968) and Electronic Sound (1969) – were almost entirely instrumental works, issued during the last two years of the Beatles' career. Following the band's break-up in April 1970, Harrison continued to produce recordings by his fellow Apple Records acts, notably former bandmate Ringo Starr.[1] He recorded and collaborated with a wide range of artists, including Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Gary Wright.[2]

Harrison's acclaimed triple album All Things Must Pass (1970) was certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in March 2001[3] and, as of 2011, was still the most successful album by an ex-Beatle.[4]All Things Must Pass produced the international number 1 hit 'My Sweet Lord', which was coupled as a double A-side with 'Isn't It a Pity' in the majority of countries.[5] In 1971 Harrison recorded pop music's first charity single, 'Bangla Desh',[6] and released the Concert for Bangladesh triple live album (credited to George Harrison & Friends) to raise further funds for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War. His 1973 album Living in the Material World and the single 'Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)' repeated the US success of his 1970 solo releases by simultaneously holding the number 1 position on Billboard's albums and singles charts.[7] The remainder of his 1970s studio albums, starting with Dark Horse (1974), were all certified gold by the RIAA[3] but performed disappointingly on the UK albums chart.[8] Following the expiration of his EMI-affiliated Apple contract, Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976) was Harrison's debut release on his Dark Horse label, distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Records.[9]

The 1981 single 'All Those Years Ago', from Somewhere in England, was written as a tribute to the recently murdered John Lennon and became Harrison's biggest chart hit since 'Give Me Love'.[10] Having clashed with Warner Bros. over the content of that album, Harrison refused to participate in promotion for Gone Troppo (1982), resulting in lacklustre sales.[11] From 1983 until 1986, Harrison released only film soundtrack singles, reflecting his involvement in movie production.[12]Cloud Nine (1987) and its lead single 'Got My Mind Set on You' marked a commercial comeback for Harrison.[13] He then formed the Traveling Wilburys with Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison, and the band released two successful studio albums between 1988 and 1990 on his Warner Bros. contract.[14] Following his tour that resulted in the 1992 Live in Japan album, Harrison again stepped back from full-time musical activity.[15] After being diagnosed with cancer in 1997, he recorded his twelfth and final studio album, the posthumously released Brainwashed (2002).[16] Harrison oversaw the reissue of All Things Must Pass in January 2001,[15] and 2014 saw the completion of his remastered catalogue with the release of The Apple Years 1968–75.

  • 1Albums
  • 3Singles

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[17]
US
[18][19]
AUS
[20]
AUT
[21]
CAN
[22]
GER
[23]
JPN
[24]
NL
[25]
NOR
[26]
SWE
[27]
Wonderwall Music
  • Label: Apple/EMI
  • Released: 1 November 1968 (UK)
  • Released: 2 December 1968 (US)[28]
493022
Electronic Sound
  • Label: Zapple/EMI
  • Released: 9 May 1969 (UK)
  • Released: 26 May 1969 (US)[29]
191
All Things Must Pass
  • Label: Apple/EMI
  • Released: 27 November 1970 (US)
  • Released: 30 November 1970 (UK)[30]
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  • RIAA: 6× Platinum[3]
  • BPI: Gold[31]
  • MC: Gold[32]
Living in the Material World
  • Label: Apple/EMI
  • Released: 30 May 1973 (US)
  • Released: 22 June 1973 (UK)[33]
2111209542
  • RIAA: Gold[3]
Dark Horse
  • Label: Apple/EMI
  • Released: 9 December 1974 (US)
  • Released: 20 December 1974 (UK)[34]
4471042451857
  • BPI: Silver[31]
  • RIAA: Gold[3]
Extra Texture (Read All About It)
  • Label: Apple/EMI
  • Released: 22 September 1975 (US)
  • Released: 3 October 1975 (UK)[35]
168366398
  • RIAA: Gold[3]
Thirty Three & 1/3
  • Label: Dark Horse
  • Released: 19 November 1976 (UK)
  • Released: 24 November 1976 (US)[36]
351127102317
  • BPI: Silver[31]
  • RIAA: Gold[3]
George Harrison
  • Label: Dark Horse
  • Released: 20 February 1979 (US)
  • Released: 23 February 1979 (UK)[37]
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  • RIAA: Gold[3]
Somewhere in England
  • Label: Dark Horse
  • Released: 1 June 1981 (US)
  • Released: 5 June 1981 (UK)[38]
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Gone Troppo
  • Label: Dark Horse
  • Released: 5 November 1982 (UK)
  • Released: 8 November 1982 (US)[38]
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Cloud Nine
  • Label: Dark Horse
  • Released: 2 November 1987 (UK)
  • Released: 3 November 1987 (US)[38]
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  • BPI: Gold[31]
  • RIAA: Platinum[3]
Brainwashed
  • Label: Dark Horse
  • Released: 19 November 2002[39]
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  • BPI: Gold[31]
  • RIAA: Gold[3]
  • MC: Gold[32]
'—' denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Live albums[edit]

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[40]
US
[18][19]
AUS
[20]
AUT
[21]
CAN
[22]
GER
[23]
JPN
[24]
NL
[25]
NOR
[26]
SWE
[27]
The Concert for Bangladesh
  • Label: Apple/EMI (US)
    Epic/Sony(UK)
  • Released: 20 December 1971 (US)
  • Released: 10 January 1972 (UK)[41]
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  • RIAA: Gold[3]
Live in Japan
  • Label: Dark Horse/Warner Bros.
  • Released: 13 July 1992 (UK)
  • Released: 14 July 1992 (US)[42]
12615
'—' denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Material World Harrison

Compilation albums[edit]

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[17]
US
[18][19]
AUS
[20]
AUT
[21]
CAN
[22]
GER
[23]
JPN
[24]
NL
[25]
NOR
[26]
SWE
[27]
The Best of George Harrison
  • Label: Parlophone, EMI
  • Released: 8 November 1976 (US)
  • Released: 20 November 1976 (UK)[43]
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  • BPI: Gold[31]
  • RIAA: Gold[3]
Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989
  • Label: Dark Horse, Warner Bros.
  • Released: 17 October 1989 (US)
  • Released: 23 October 1989 (UK)[44]
13251
Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison
  • Label: Capitol, EMI
  • Released: 16 June 2009[45]
424189140
  • BPI: Gold[31]
Early Takes: Volume 1
  • Label: UMe
  • Released: 1 May 2012[46]
6620886137
'—' denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Box sets[edit]

TitleAlbum detailsNotes
The Dark Horse Years 1976–1992
  • Label: Dark Horse
  • Released: 23 February 2004
  • Includes six albums from Thirty Three & 1/3 to Live in Japan, as well as a DVD with additional material
Collaborations
(with Ravi Shankar)
  • Label: Dark Horse
  • Released: 19 October 2010
  • Includes three studio albums produced by Harrison and originally issued as Shankar releases, along with a 1974 concert DVD
The Apple Years 1968–75
  • Label: Apple / Universal Music
  • Released: 22 September 2014
  • Includes Harrison's first six solo albums, digitally remastered from the original analogue masters, with previously unreleased material, along with a DVD exclusive to the box set
George Harrison – The Vinyl Collection
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Released: 24 February 2017
  • Contains vinyl editions of all 12 of Harrison's studio albums, Live in Japan, and the 12-inch picture discs for 'Got My Mind Set on You' and 'When We Was Fab'

Singles[edit]

For songs Harrison wrote or sang lead vocal in the Beatles, see List of songs recorded by the Beatles.
For songs not found on any album, see List of songs recorded by George Harrison.
List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[17]
US
[18][19]
US
AC
[18][19]
US
Main
[18][19]
AUS
[20]
CAN
[47]
GER
[23][48]
IRL
[49]
NL
[25]
NOR
[26]
SWE
[27]
SWI
[50]
'My Sweet Lord'1970111011111111All Things Must Pass
/ 'Isn't It a Pity'1
'What Is Life'19711031133271
'Bangla Desh'1023151323187382non-album single
/ 'Deep Blue'
'Give Me Love
(Give Me Peace on Earth)'
197381499281077Living in the Material World
'Dark Horse'1974152646Dark Horse
'Ding Dong, Ding Dong'3836633110
'You'1975382094319Extra Texture (Read All About It)
'This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)'
'This Song'1976253030Thirty Three & 1/3
'Crackerbox Palace'1977192019
'True Love'
'It's What You Value'
'Blow Away'1979511627George Harrison
'Love Comes to Everyone'38
'Faster'
'All Those Years Ago'1981132169[51]3444432118Somewhere in England
'Teardrops'10251
'Wake Up My Love'198253Gone Troppo
'I Really Love You'1983
'Dream Away'
'I Don't Want to Do It'1985Porky's Revenge soundtrack
'Got My Mind Set on You'1987211411719101011Cloud Nine
'When We Was Fab'1988252310220402452
'This Is Love'552017
'Cheer Down'1989753Lethal Weapon 2 soundtrack
'Here Comes the Sun' (Live)1992Live in Japan
'My Sweet Lord (2000)' 200174All Things Must Pass
(30th Anniversary Edition)
'My Sweet Lord' (reissue)20021941546185661
'Any Road'200337Brainwashed
'—' denotes singles that did not chart or were not released in that region.
denotes jukebox-only single.

Promotional singles[edit]

The following is a list of songs by Harrison that were released as promotional singles in the United States, showing their peak positions on Billboard's Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock listings, where applicable.

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TitleYearPeak chart
positions
Album
AC
[18][19]
Main
[18][19]
'Shanghai Surprise'[52][53]
(with Vicki Brown)
1986non-album promo single
'Here Comes the Sun' (Live)1987The Prince's Trust Concert 1987
'Devil's Radio'[53][54]4Cloud Nine
'Cloud 9'[53][55]19889
'Poor Little Girl'[56]198921Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989
'My Sweet Lord' (Live)1992Live in Japan
'Stuck Inside a Cloud'200227Brainwashed
'—' denotes promotional singles that did not chart

Video albums[edit]

Material

Material World Naas

List of video albums, with selected certifications
TitleAlbum detailsCertifications
The Concert for Bangladesh
(as George Harrison & Friends)
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 24 October 2005[57]
  • Format: DVD
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[3]
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
  • Label: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
  • Released: 10 October 2011[58]
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
  • BPI: Platinum[31]
  • CRIA: 2x Platinum[59]

Contributions to multi-artist compilations[edit]

TitleRelease detailsHarrison contribution
Greenpeace
  • Label: EMI (UK), A&M (US)
  • Released: 4 June 1985 (UK)
    19 August 1985 (US)[44]

Re-recorded version of his Somewhere in England song 'Save the World'[60]

Recorded Highlights of the Prince's Trust Concert 1987
  • Label: A&M
  • Released: 14 August 1987 (UK)[38]

Live versions of 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' and 'Here Comes the Sun', recorded at London's Wembley Arena in June 1987[61]

The Bunbury Tails soundtrack
  • Label: Polydor
  • Released: 5 October 1992 (UK)[42]

New composition 'Ride Rajbun', recorded in March 1988[62]

Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
  • Label: Columbia
  • Released: 19 July 1993 (UK)
    24 August 1993 (US)[42]

Live performance of Dylan's 'Absolutely Sweet Marie'[63]

Mo's Songs!
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Released: 1994 (US) (Promo only)[64]

New composition 'Mo', a tribute to Mo Ostin[65]

Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session
  • Label: Snapper Music
  • Released: 6 June 2006

A recording of a 1985 concert by Carl Perkins & Friends features George Harrison performing 'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby' and 'Blue Suede Shoes'[66]

Best of Friends
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • Released: 1 October 2007

Jools Holland compilation album of songs by other artists features a version of the song 'Horse to the Water' by George Harrison[67]

Collaborations and other appearances[edit]

YearAlbum/singleCollaboratorComment
1965'You've Got to Hide Your Love Away'The SilkiePercussion[68]
1968James TaylorJames TaylorBacking vocals on 'Carolina in my Mind'[69]
1969GoodbyeCreamElectric guitar on 'Badge' (under the pseudonym L'Angelo Misterioso)[70]
1969Is This What You Want?Jackie LomaxElectric and acoustic guitars; album produced by Harrison[71]
1969'Hare Krishna Mantra'Radha Krishna Temple (London)Electric guitar, harmonium and bass; A- and B-sides produced by Harrison[72]
1969That's the Way God Planned ItBilly PrestonElectric and acoustic guitars, Moog synthesizer and sitar; album produced by Harrison[73]
1969Songs for a TailorJack BruceElectric guitar on 'Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune' (under the pseudonym L'Angelo Misterioso)[73][74]
1970'All That I've Got (I'm Gonna Give It to You)'Billy PrestonElectric or bass guitar;[75] A-side produced by Harrison[76]
1970'Instant Karma!'Plastic Ono BandElectric guitar, piano and backing vocals[77]
1970'How the Web Was Woven'Jackie LomaxA-side produced by Harrison[76]
1970'Govinda'Radha Krishna Temple (London)Acoustic guitar, harmonium and bass; A- and B-sides produced by Harrison[78]
1970Leon RussellLeon RussellElectric guitar[79]
1970Doris TroyDoris TroyElectric guitar;[80] album co-produced by Harrison[81]
1970Encouraging WordsBilly PrestonElectric guitar, Moog synthesizer and backing vocals; album co-produced by Harrison[82]
1970'Tell the Truth'Derek and the DominosElectric guitar on A-side,[83]slide guitar on 'Roll It Over'[84]
1970The Worst of Ashton, Gardner & DykeAshton, Gardner & DykeElectric guitar and uncredited production assistance[85] on 'I'm Your Spiritual Breadman' (under the pseudonym George O'Hara Smith)[86]
1970New MorningBob DylanElectric guitar on 'Went to See the Gypsy' and 'Sign on the Window'[87]
1970Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono BandYoko OnoUncredited musical contribution[88]
1971'It Don't Come Easy'Ringo StarrElectric guitar on A-side, and slide guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, dobro and bass on 'Early 1970'; A-side produced by Harrison[89]
1971'Try Some, Buy Some'Ronnie SpectorElectric and acoustic guitars; A- and B-sides co-produced by Harrison[90]
1971The Radha Krsna TempleRadha Krishna Temple (London)Electric and acoustic guitars, harmonium, bass and percussion; album produced by Harrison[91]
1971Joi BanglaEPRavi ShankarA- and B-sides produced by Harrison[72]
1971ImagineJohn LennonSlide guitar on 'How Do You Sleep?', 'Gimme Some Truth' and 'I Don't Want to Be a Soldier, Mama', electric guitar on 'Oh My Love', dobro on 'Crippled Inside'[92]
1971FootprintGary WrightElectric and acoustic guitars, and dobro[93] (under the pseudonym George O'Hara);[94] uncredited production on 'Stand for Our Rights'[95] and 'Two Faced Man'[96]
1971I Wrote a Simple SongBilly PrestonDobro on 'I Wrote a Simple Song'[93]
1971Raga soundtrackRavi ShankarAlbum produced by Harrison[97]
1971Straight UpBadfingerSlide guitar on 'Day After Day', electric and acoustic guitars on 'I'd Die, Baby';[98] 'Day After Day', 'I'd Die, Baby', 'Suitcase' and 'Name of the Game' co-produced by Harrison[99]
1972David BrombergDavid BrombergSlide guitar on 'The Holdup'[100]
1972'Sweet Music'Lon & Derrek Van EatonA-side produced by Harrison[101]
1972'Back Off Boogaloo'Ringo StarrSlide and acoustic guitars; A-side produced by Harrison[102]
1972Bobby WhitlockBobby WhitlockElectric guitar[103]
1972Some Time in New York CityJohn Lennon/Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono BandElectric guitar on 'Cold Turkey' and 'Don't Worry Kyoko'[104]
1972Bobby KeysBobby KeysElectric guitar[105]
1972Son of SchmilssonHarry NilssonSlide guitar on 'You're Breakin' My Heart' (under the pseudonym George Harrysong)[106]
1972'Goodbye Sunday'Gary WrightSlide guitar on A-side; recorded for Wright's cancelled album Ring of Changes[107] and subsequently released as a soundtrack single[108]
1973In Concert 1972Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar KhanAlbum co-produced by Harrison[109]
1973The Tin Man Was a DreamerNicky HopkinsElectric and slide guitars (under the pseudonym George O'Hara)[110]
1973Los CochinosCheech & ChongElectric guitar on 'Basketball Jones'[111]
1973'Photograph'Ringo StarrSlide and electric guitars on 'Down and Out'; B-side co-produced by Harrison (A-side included on Ringo album)[112]
1973Hobos, Heroes and Street Corner ClownsDon NixSlide guitar on 'I Need You'[113]
1973It's Like You Never LeftDave MasonSlide guitar[114] on 'If You've Got Love' (under the pseudonym Son Of Harry)[115]
1973RingoRingo StarrSlide, electric and acoustic guitars, and backing vocals, on 'Photograph', 'I'm the Greatest', 'Sunshine Life for Me' and 'You and Me (Babe)'[116]
1973On the Road to FreedomAlvin Lee and Mylon LeFevreAcoustic guitar, dobro,[117] bass and harmony vocal on 'So Sad (No Love of His Own)' (under the pseudonym Hari Georgeson)[118] and uncredited contributions to other tracks[119]
1974Son of Dracula soundtrackHarry NilssonPercussion on 'Daybreak'[120]
1974The Place I LoveSplinterElectric and acoustic guitars, dobro, bass, Moog synthesizer, harmonium, bass, percussion and backing vocals (under the pseudonyms Hari Georgeson, Jai Raj Harisein and P. Roducer); album produced by Harrison[121]
1974Shankar Family & FriendsRavi ShankarElectric and acoustic guitars, and autoharp (under the pseudonym Hari Georgeson); album produced by Harrison[122]
1974I've Got My Own Album to DoRonnie WoodSlide guitar and backing vocals on 'Far East Man'[123]
1975It's My PleasureBilly PrestonElectric guitar on 'That's Life' (under the pseudonym Hari Georgeson)[124]
1975Hard TimesPeter SkellernSlide guitar on 'Make Love Not War'[125]
1975Harder to LiveSplinterElectric guitar on 'Lonely Man' and 'After Five Years' (under the pseudonym Hari Georgeson); 'Lonely Man' co-produced by Harrison[125]
1975'The Lumberjack Song'Monty PythonA-side produced by Harrison[126]
1975New York ConnectionTom ScottSlide guitar on 'Appolonia (Foxtrata)'[127]
1976Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from IndiaRavi ShankarAlbum produced by Harrison[97]
1976Cross WordsLarry HosfordDobro on 'Direct Me', backing vocals on 'Wishing I Could'[128]
1977Two Man BandSplinterElectric and acoustic guitars on 'Round and Round' and 'Motions of Love'[129]
1978Along the Red LedgeHall & OatesSlide guitar on 'The Last Time'[130]
1979'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life'Monty PythonBacking vocals; A-side remixed by Harrison[130]
1981The VisitorMick FleetwoodSlide and acoustic guitars and backing vocals on 'Walk a Thin Line'[130]
1981Stop and Smell the RosesRingo StarrSlide, electric and acoustic guitars, and backing vocals; 'Wrack My Brain' and 'You Belong to Me' produced by Harrison[131]
1982Lead Me to the WaterGary BrookerSlide guitar on 'Mineral Man'[132]
1985Water soundtrackMike MoranElectric guitar[133]
1986Blind Faith (reissue)Blind FaithElectric guitar on 'Exchange and Mart'[134]
1986Detroit DieselAlvin LeeSlide guitar on 'Talk Don't Bother Me'[135][136]
1986The Hunting of the SnarkMike BattSlide guitar and backing vocals on 'Children of the Sky'[137]
1987Recorded Highlights of the Prince's Trust Concert 1987Ringo StarrGuitar and vocals on Starr's performance of 'With a Little Help from My Friends'[138]
1987His Twangy Guitar and the RebelsDuane EddySlide guitar[63] and uncredited production on 'The Trembler' and 'Theme for Something Really Important'[139][140]
1987Tana ManaThe Ravi Shankar ProjectVocals on 'Tana Mana',[141] autoharp on 'Friar Park'[142] and synthesizer[143]
1988Love's a State of MindSylvia GriffinSlide guitar on 'Love's a State of Mind'[144]
1988Who I AmGary WrightSlide guitar on '(I Don't Wanna) Hold Back'[145]
1988Some Come RunningJim CapaldiSlide and electric guitars[130]
1989Mystery GirlRoy OrbisonAcoustic guitar on 'A Love So Beautiful'[63]
1989Full Moon FeverTom PettyAcoustic guitar and backing vocals on 'I Won't Back Down'[63]
1989Runaway HorsesBelinda CarlisleSlide guitar on 'Leave a Light On', six-string bass and twelve-string guitars on 'Deep Deep Ocean'[146]
1989JourneymanEric ClaptonSlide guitar and backing vocals on 'Run So Far'[63]
1990About Love and LifeVicki BrownSlide guitar on 'Lu Le La'[147]
1990Still Got the BluesGary MooreSlide guitar and vocals on 'That Kind of Woman'[148]
1990Hell to PayJeff Healey BandAcoustic guitar and backing vocals on 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'[63]
1990Work It OutJim HornSlide guitar on 'Take Away the Sadness'[149]
1990Armchair TheatreJeff LynneSlide guitar, acoustic guitar and backing vocals on 'Every Little Thing', 'Lift Me Up',[63] 'September Song' and 'Stormy Weather'[149]
1990Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel AppealPaul SimonAcoustic guitar and vocals on 'Homeward Bound'[63]
1990Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel AppealEric ClaptonElectric guitar and backing vocals on 'That Kind of Woman'[148]
1990Under the Red SkyBob DylanSlide guitar on 'Under the Red Sky'[63]
1991'Callin' Out My Name'Del ShannonBacking vocals on 'Hot Love'[150]
1991The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991Bob DylanSlide guitar on 'If Not For You' (unreleased version from New Morning sessions)[63]
1992Growing Up in PublicJimmy NailSlide guitar on 'Real Love'[63]
1992ZoomAlvin LeeSlide guitar on 'Real Life Blues'[136][151]
1993Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert CelebrationBob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roger McGuinn, Eric Clapton et al.Acoustic guitar and vocals on 'My Back Pages' and 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'[63]
1994Nineteen Ninety-FourAlvin LeeSlide guitar on 'The Bluest Blues'[136] and 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)'[152]
1995First Signs of LifeGary WrightBacking vocals on 'Don't Try to Own Me'[153]
1996Ravi Shankar: In CelebrationRavi ShankarCompilation produced by Harrison;[97] also includes previously unreleased tracks that Harrison produced[154]
1996Go Cat Go!Carl PerkinsSlide and acoustic guitars, piano, synthesizer, bass and backing vocals; 'Distance Makes No Difference with Love' produced by Harrison[63]
1997Chants of IndiaRavi ShankarAcoustic guitar, bass, autoharp, vibraphone, glockenspiel and backing vocals; album produced by Harrison[63]
1998A Complete Career Anthology: 1961–1990Del ShannonBacking vocals on 'Hot Love' (alternate version)[155]
1998Vertical ManRingo StarrSlide guitar on 'King of Broken Hearts', slide and electric guitar on 'I'll Be Fine Anywhere'[156]
1998John Lennon AnthologyJohn LennonElectric guitar on 'I'm the Greatest' (outtake from the 1973 Ringo session for the song)[157]
1999'In the First Place'The Remo FourBacking vocals;[158] A- and B-sides produced by Harrison in 1967, during sessions for Wonderwall Music[159]
2000How Far Have You Come?RubyhorseSlide guitar on 'Punchdrunk'[63]
2001ZoomElectric Light OrchestraSlide guitar on 'A Long Time Gone' and 'All She Wanted'[63]
2001Double BillBill Wyman's Rhythm KingsSlide guitar[160] on 'Love Letters'[63]
2001Living on the OutsideJim CapaldiSlide guitar on 'Anna Julia'[161]
2001Small World, Big BandJools Holland's Rhythm and Blues OrchestraVocals on 'Horse to the Water'[162] (Harrison's final recording)[163]
2006'This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)' (Platinum Weird version)Platinum WeirdVocals and acoustic guitar[164] (recorded in 1992 with David A. Stewart)[165]
2010Connected (Deluxe Digital Edition)Gary WrightGuitar on 'Never Give Up' (recorded in 1989)[166]
2010On Tour with Eric Clapton (2010 deluxe edition box set)Delaney & Bonnie and FriendsElectric guitar (under the pseudonym L'Angelo Misterioso)[167][168]
2011Dear Mr. Fantasy: The Jim Capaldi StoryJim CapaldiVocals on 'Love's Got a Hold of Me'[169]
2013The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait (1969–1971)Bob DylanAcoustic guitar and vocals on 'Time Passes Slowly #1' and electric guitar on 'Working on a Guru' (unreleased recordings from the New Morning sessions)[170]

See also[edit]

Citations[edit]

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  13. ^Michael Simmons, 'Cry for a Shadow', Mojo, November 2011, p. 85.
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  21. ^ abc'Discography George Harrison'. austriancharts.at (in German). Hund Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  22. ^ abcPeak chart positions for albums in Canada:
    • Wonderwall Music: 'Top Albums/CDs'. RPM. 10 (26). 24 February 1969. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
    • All Things Must Pass: 'Top Albums/CDs'. RPM. 14 (19). 26 December 1970. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
    • Living in the Material World: 'Top Albums/CDs'. RPM. 19 (20). 30 June 1973. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
    • Dark Horse: 'Top Albums/CDs'. RPM. 22 (23). 1 February 1975. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
    • Extra Texture: 'Top Albums/CDs'. RPM. 24 (15). 10 January 1976. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
    • Thirty Three & 1/3: 'Top Albums/CDs'. RPM. 26 (20). 12 February 1977. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
    • George Harrison: 'Top Albums/CDs'. RPM. 31 (7). 12 May 1979. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
    • Somewhere in England: 'Top Albums/CDs'. RPM. 35 (4). 4 July 1981. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
    • Gone Troppo: 'Top Albums/CDs'. RPM. 37 (17). 11 December 1982. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
    • Cloud Nine: 'Top Albums/CDs'. RPM. 47 (15). 30 January 1988. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
    • Brainwashed: 'CANOE – JAM! – Shania debuts at No. 1'. canoe.ca. JAM! Showbiz. 27 November 2002. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
    • The Best of George Harrison: 'Top Albums/CDs'. RPM. 26 (18). 29 January 1977. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  23. ^ abcd'Album Search: George Harrison'. charts.de (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  24. ^ abc'George Harrison Chart Trajectories on the Oricon Albums'. Oricon. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
  25. ^ abcd'dutchcharts.nl – George Harrison'. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  26. ^ abcd'Discography George Harrison'. norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  27. ^ abcdPeak chart positions for albums in Sweden:
    • All releases post-1975: 'Discography George Harrison'. swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
    • All Things Must Pass, The Concert for Bangladesh: 'Swedish Charts 1969–1972 (in PDF-files)'(PDF) (in Swedish). Hitsallertijden. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
    • Living in the Material World: 'Swedish Charts 1972–1975 (in PDF-files)'(PDF) (in Swedish). Hitsallertijden. Archived from the original(PDF) on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  28. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 68.
  29. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 76.
  30. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 94.
  31. ^ abcdefgh'Search: 'George Harrison' (Artist)'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  32. ^ ab'Gold and Platinum Search'. Music Canada. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  33. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 125.
  34. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 144.
  35. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 369.
  36. ^Badman, p. 198.
  37. ^Madinger & Easter, p. 635.
  38. ^ abcdMadinger & Easter, p. 636.
  39. ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'Brainwashed'. Allmusic. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  40. ^'Number 1 Albums – 1970s'. Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  41. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 108.
  42. ^ abcMadinger & Easter, p. 638.
  43. ^Badman, p. 197.
  44. ^ abMadinger & Easter, p. 637.
  45. ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'Let It Roll: The Best of George Harrison'. Rovi Corporation. Allmusic. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  46. ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 'Early Takes, Vol. 1'. Rovi Corporation. Allmusic. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  47. ^Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
    • 'Isn't It a Pity': 'RPM 100 Singles, December 26, 1970'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'What Is Life': 'RPM 100 Singles, April 17, 1971'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'Bangla Desh': 'RPM 100 Singles, September 18, 1971'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'Give Me Love': 'RPM 100 Singles, July 21, 1973'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'Dark Horse': 'RPM 100 Singles, January 11, 1975'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'Ding Dong, Ding Dong': 'RPM 100 Singles, February 22, 1975'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'You': 'Song artist 215 – George Harrison > 10: George Harrison 'You''. Tsort pages. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'This Song': 'RPM 100 Singles, January 22, 1977'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'Crackerbox Palace': 'RPM 100 Singles, March 26, 1977'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'Blow Away': 'RPM 100 Singles, May 26, 1979'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'All Those Years Ago': 'RPM 100 Singles, June 27, 1981'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'Got My Mind Set on You': 'RPM 100 Singles, January 16, 1988'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'When We Was Fab': 'RPM 100 Singles, April 16, 1988'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
    • 'Cheer Down': 'RPM 100 Singles, September 25, 1989'. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  48. ^'Artists Search: George Harrison'. charts.de (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  49. ^'Search by Artist > George Harrison'. The Irish Charts/IRMA. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  50. ^'Discography George Harrison'. swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  51. ^'Top Singles of 1981 (Australia)'. australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  52. ^Madinger & Easter, p. 467.
  53. ^ abcBooklet included with Cloud Nine CD, released 2004.
  54. ^Madinger & Easter, p. 471.
  55. ^Madinger & Easter, p. 470.
  56. ^Madinger & Easter, p. 477.
  57. ^Jones, Chris (2 November 2005). 'George Harrison & Friends Concert For Bangladesh (DVD) Review'. BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  58. ^'George Harrison: Living In The Material World Official Trailer Is Released'. Official website of The Beatles. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  59. ^'Canadian DVD certifications – George Harrison – Living in the Material World'. Music Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  60. ^Badman, p. 355.
  61. ^Badman, pp. 389, 390.
  62. ^Leng, p. 272.
  63. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqThe Editors of Rolling Stone, p. 195.
  64. ^'Mo's Songs'. rarebeatles.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  65. ^'George Harrison/Beatles – Mo's Songs'. recordmecca.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  66. ^'Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session'. allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  67. ^'Best of Friends'. allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  68. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 48, 208.
  69. ^The Editors of Rolling Stone, pp. 192–93.
  70. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 73, 199.
  71. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 203.
  72. ^ abSpizer, p. 341.
  73. ^ abCastleman & Podrazik, p. 80.
  74. ^Winn, p. 289.
  75. ^Winn, p. 351.
  76. ^ abCastleman & Podrazik, p. 85.
  77. ^Spizer, p. 28.
  78. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 86–87, 202.
  79. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 87.
  80. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 200.
  81. ^The Editors of Rolling Stone, p. 192.
  82. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 91.
  83. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 92, 207.
  84. ^Clayson, p. 297.
  85. ^Dave Thompson, 'Footnote Archives: George Harrison & the Resurrection Shuffle', Goldmine, 25 January 2002, p. 62.
  86. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 92, 203.
  87. ^Heylin, p. 318.
  88. ^Spinning On Air, Yoko Ono & Sean Lennon Interview, May 12th 2012 Spinning On Air, Yoko Ono & Sean Lennon Interview, May 12th 2012
  89. ^Spizer, pp. 293–94.
  90. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 100, 207, 208.
  91. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 101, 205.
  92. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 104, 202–05.
  93. ^ abLeng, p. 108.
  94. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 105, 207.
  95. ^Wright, pp. 97–98.
  96. ^Barnes, Alan (4 December 2010). 'Gary Wright Interview with Alan Barnes Part 1'. YouTube. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  97. ^ abcThe Editors of Rolling Stone, p. 193.
  98. ^Spizer, p. 338.
  99. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 107–08.
  100. ^Leng, pp. 106–07.
  101. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 112.
  102. ^Spizer, p. 297.
  103. ^Leng, p. 123.
  104. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 114–15, 200.
  105. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 115.
  106. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 115, 208.
  107. ^Wright, pp. 112–13.
  108. ^'Gary Wright – Goodbye Sunday'. Discogs. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  109. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 122.
  110. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 124, 207–08.
  111. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 126.
  112. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 127.
  113. ^Leng, pp. 140–41.
  114. ^Leng, p. 141.
  115. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 128.
  116. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 210–12.
  117. ^Leng, p. 151.
  118. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 129, 207.
  119. ^Harold Bronson, 'Alvin Lee and Mylon Lefevre: They'd Rather Do It Themselves', Zoo World, 14 February 1974; available at Rock's Backpages (subscription required).
  120. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 134.
  121. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 138, 200–02, 205–06.
  122. ^Castleman & Podrazik, pp. 139, 205.
  123. ^Spizer, p. 264.
  124. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 152.
  125. ^ abCastleman & Podrazik, pp. 370, 377.
  126. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 372.
  127. ^Castleman & Podrazik, p. 373.
  128. ^Leng, p. 188.
  129. ^Leng, p. 208.
  130. ^ abcdThe Editors of Rolling Stone, p. 194.
  131. ^Badman, p. 289.
  132. ^Leng, p. 229.
  133. ^Madinger & Easter, p. 465.
  134. ^Leng, p. 65.
  135. ^Album credits, Detroit Diesel CD (21 Records, 1986; produced by Alvin Lee).
  136. ^ abcHerb Staehr, 'The George Harrison/Alvin Lee connection', Goldmine, 25 January 2002, p. 63.
  137. ^Badman, p. 352.
  138. ^Madinger & Easter, p. 473.
  139. ^Clayson, p. 418.
  140. ^Madinger & Easter, p. 469.
  141. ^Clayson, p. 397.
  142. ^Shankar, p. 249.
  143. ^Album credits, Tana Mana CD (Private Music, 1987; produced by Ravi Shankar, Peter Baumann & Frank Serafine).
  144. ^Leng, p. 257.
  145. ^Album credits, Who I Am CD (Warner Bros., 1988; produced by Wyn Davis & Gary Wright).
  146. ^Album credits, Runaway Horses CD (MCA Records, 1989; produced by Rick Nowels).
  147. ^Leng, pp. 266–67.
  148. ^ abLeng, p. 265.
  149. ^ abLeng, p. 266.
  150. ^Clayson, p. 419.
  151. ^Album credits, Zoom CD (Viceroy, 1992; produced by Alvin Lee).
  152. ^Album credits, Nineteen Ninety-Four CD (Last Call, 1994; produced by Alvin Lee).
  153. ^Album credits, First Signs of Life CD (Worldly Music, 1995; produced by Gary Wright & Franz Pusch).
  154. ^Album credits, Ravi Shankar: In Celebration box set (Angel/Dark Horse, 1996; produced by George Harrison & Alan Kozlowski).
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  164. ^Musician credits, Extra Texture (Read All About It) CD reissue (Apple Records, 2014; produced by George Harrison).
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It was 45 years ago today (May 13th, 1970), that the Beatles' final movie, Let It Be, received its U.S. premiere, in New York City theaters. The film, which was shot in January 1969, was originally intended to be a TV special called Get Back featuring the group rehearsing for their first live show in over two years. The early rehearsals captured the group, along with John Lennon's soon-to-be wife Yoko Ono, clearly bored, with only Paul McCartney showing any real enthusiasm for the new material. The first part of the film shows the strain of the early morning sessions held in a cavernous soundstage at London's Twickenham film studios.
Producer George Martin recalled in The Beatles Anthology that the Let It Be project held great promise in the beginning: 'They were going through a very, very revolutionary period at that time. And they were trying to think of something new. They did actually come up with a very good idea, which I thought was well worth working on; The wanted to write an album completely and rehearse it and then perform it in front of a large audience -- and for that to be a live album of new material. And we started rehearsing down at Twickenham film studios, and I went along with them.'
George Harrison, who was the least invested member of the band in regards to returning to the stage, recalled the band's initial plan: 'I think the original idea was to rehearse some new songs, and then we were going to pick a location and record the album of the songs in a concert. I suppose kinda like they do these days on Unplugged, except, y'know, it wasn't to be unplugged. It was to do a live album.'
Among the songs featured in the film are 'Let It Be,' 'Get Back,' 'Don't Let Me Down,' 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer,' 'For You Blue,' 'Octopus' Garden,' 'I Me Mine,' 'Across The Universe,' and 'The Long And Winding Road,' and covers of 'Besame Mucho,' 'Shake, Rattle And Roll,' and 'Kansas City,' among many others.
In 1970 John Lennon recalled the nearly month-long film shoot saying: 'It was just a dreadful, dreadful feeling being filmed all the time. I just wanted them to go away. And we'd be there at eight in the morning and you couldn't make music at eight in the morning, or 10, or whatever it was . . . in a strange place with people filming you and colored lights.'
The tension between the group is palpable, especially during the sequence where Harrison and McCartney argue over Harrison's playing on the song 'Two Of Us.'
McCartney explained that unconsciously, the Beatles were actually telling the world that they were breaking up: 'In fact what happened was when we got in there we showed how the breakup of a group works because we didn't realize that we were actually breaking up, y'know as it was happening.'
The movie lightens up considerably during the second half, when the filming moved to the group's new Apple basement studios, with the addition of keyboardist Billy Preston. A major highlight of the film is the final sequence, when the Beatles play in impromptu set on the Apple headquarters rooftop, featuring 'Get Back,' 'Dig A Pony,' 'I've Got A Feeling,' 'Don't Let Me Down,' and 'One After 909.' Filmed on January 30th, 1969, it would be the band's final public performance.
Reviews for the film, which was released a month after the group's breakup, were mixed, citing the sluggish and depressing nature of the film, as well as director Michael Lindsay-Hogg's sloppy editorial choices. But across the board, both critics and fans agreed on the power of the group's triumphant rooftop set.
Author Ritchie Unterberger chronicled the prolonged Get Back/Let It Be sessions in his book, titled The Unreleased Beatles: 'They had bitten off more than they could chew. Y'know, even before they assembled in January, the idea was, 'Let's get back to playing as a live band' -- pretty good idea. But then it was, 'Let's make it an album and a film, and we're going to make the album a film of us doing a concert of songs we've never recorded before.' It's kind of like trying to do too much at once. And then you're recording it -- the comparison I made in the book is kind of Nixon's 'The Watergate Tapes,' you have no idea that this stuff is going to comeback to haunt you forever.']
Beatlefan magazine's executive editor Al Sussman saw the film within days of its premiere and was left speechless by the group's live swan song: 'It was really depressing. But, what made it worthwhile was the rooftop, y'know? Because when I left that theater, I was this far off the ground. Despite the fact that we knew everything that happened afterward. Yeah, that saves the film.'
Ken Mansfield, the former U.S. manager of Apple Records was among the handful of insiders present at the rooftop concert that day. He recalled prior to the lunchtime gig walking in on the four Beatles who were using one of the Apple offices as a makeshift dressing room: 'It was like walking in on a band, a nervous bunch of guys getting ready to do an audition. I don't know if it's because they hadn't played together, or whether they were trying to put the set together, but it was one of those kind of tense things where they were nervous. When we locked the doors upstairs, and the minute they started playing -- and y'know all the. . . everything that was going down, all the stuff. It's like it all went away and I really believe in my mind that they forgot everything and they were what they were. They were the Beatles.'
Let It Be earned the Beatles their only Academy Award, when they won the 1970 Oscar for Best Original Song Score.